Grant Forrest is congratulated by President Trump after triumphing on the inaugural Nexo Championship

• Forrest shot a course report spherical of 66 to earn a $10,000 bonus and $50,000 of $NEXO Tokens.

• This marks the primary time crypto has been awarded as a part of a serious golf occasion (DP World Tour).

• Grant Forrest was congratulated for his feat in a video name with President Trump.

The inaugural Nexo Championship at Trump Worldwide Golf Hyperlinks in Scotland is over and it’s truthful to say it surpassed all expectations. Not solely did the climate maintain up however extra importantly so did the golf, with winner Grant Forrest incomes a course report bonus and congratulatory name from the U.S. President himself.

Scotsman Grant Forrest was delighted to win on residence soil on the Nexo-sponsored championship which types a part of the DP World Tour. The occasion marked the primary time the tour had visited Trump Worldwide Golf Hyperlinks and the caliber of golf didn’t disappoint as Grant Forrest walked away with the $10,000 Course Document Offered by Nexo prize.

Forrest secures presidential seal of approval

Grant Forrest needed to combat off sturdy competitors from South Africa’s Richard Sterne to stroll away with the highest prize on the Nexo Championship which teed off on August 8 at Trump Worldwide Golf Hyperlinks within the north-east of Scotland. He bought off to a flyer, nevertheless, ending the day one shot forward after hitting a six-under spherical of 66 – a rating that nobody else was capable of beat for the rest of the competitors. Within the course of, Forrest claimed a number of firsts to his identify, the primary course report within the DP World Tour occasion being accompanied by the primary award of digital tokens over and above his $10,000 bonus. Forrest acquired $50,000 in $NEXO Tokens, taking his whole bonus winnings to $60,000.

To crown his achievement, Grant Forrest then took a video name from U.S. President and course proprietor Donald Trump, who congratulated him on his success. The President additionally invited him to come back and play a spherical at Trump Nationwide Golf Membership in Washington D.C., whose course he was taking part in at that actual second, and praised Forrest’s unbelievable golf swing. It was a spotlight in a weekend crammed with highlights for Grant Forrest, over and above the prize cash he scooped for profitable the inaugural championship.

$500,000 payday on the Nexo Championship 

Going into the ultimate spherical on the Nexo Championship with a three-shot lead, Grant Forrest held his nerve and completed the match with a formidable four-shot victory. This feat, which secured $467,500 in prize cash, took his whole winnings to over $500K. Whereas his course report at Trump Worldwide Golf Hyperlinks is secure for now, there are loads extra occasions within the DP World Tour to come back, which implies loads extra alternatives for contributors to compete for the Course Document Award Offered by Nexo.

Subsequent up is the Danish Golf Championship, however the Nexo-sponsored Course Document Award will run proper by way of until the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Then, subsequent 12 months, it's going to start yet again. We’re delighted to have been capable of put our identify to the DP World Tour and for the inaugural match to have confirmed such a memorable occasion, incomes the approval of everybody from the spectators on the spectacular hyperlinks course to President Trump.

The excellent efficiency by Grant Forrest displays every part that the sport – and our imaginative and prescient – stands for: perseverance, dedication, and dedication to excellence. Right here’s to many extra memorable moments and report scores to come back.